Marie-Geneviève COURTIN dite SANSCHAGRIN

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abt. 1740 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

6 February 1794 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste COURTIN dit SANSCHAGRIN Marie-Josephte GLADU

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Born: abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste COURTIN dit SANSCHAGRIN

Mother: Marie-Josephte GLADU

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas GLADU dit COGNAC , Marie-Louise LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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Marie-Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste CHARBONNEAU 24 May 1762 in Berthierville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CHARBONNEAU was born 22 March 1740 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Jean-Baptiste died 7 December 1798 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre CHARBONNEAU and Marguerite SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE.

Marie-Geneviève COURTIN dite SANSCHAGRIN died 6 February 1794 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Marie-Geneviève COURTIN dite SANSCHAGRIN married

Jean-Baptiste CHARBONNEAU
Marriage date: 24 May 1762
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada
Jean-Baptiste CHARBONNEAU was the child of Pierre CHARBONNEAU and Marguerite SENECAL dite LAFRAMBOISE

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Marie-Geneviève CHARBONNEAU

Born: 29 September 1770, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 May 1838, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Joachim-Joseph-Jean THERRIEN 5 February 1787 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève COURTIN dite SANSCHAGRIN and Jean-Baptiste CHARBONNEAU 24 May 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève CHARBONNEAU was born 29 September 1770, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève CHARBONNEAU married 5 February 1787, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Joachim-Joseph-Jean THERRIEN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)